I’ve been having problems lately with my trusted LG VX6000 from Verizon. It’s a great phone, the camera is a bit limited (no flash, VGA only), although I really enjoy using it.
Lately though, the battery charger has been acting up, the red light keeps on flashing and won’t keep a charge. I needed to periodically took out the battery and replace it in order to get the charger to work with it again.
I finally decided to get a new phone, and found out from Verizon that I have a new-every-two discount credit that I can use toward a new cellphone.
I went shopping. There were quite a few new phones on the market, the ones I had my eyes on were the LG VX8300, the LG VX8500 (Chocolate), and the Motorola KRZR K1m.
I checked my favorite source for Cell Phones, Howard Forums. It seemed that the chocolate was too prune to scratches, and I don’t really need a mp3 phone since I already have couple of mp3 players that suit me just fine.
If I were to select my next cellphone by looks, I probably would have gone with the KRZR, which looked very elegant. However, it’s about $150 more than the cost of the VX8300, and it’s faceplate is a magnet for finger prints. There were also some concerns regarding its reception.
I finally settled on the VX8300. So far, it’s been a great phone, battery life is good, reception is much better than my VX6000. I’m still waiting for my Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset with Multipoint Technology (one of THE best bt headset there is) and a SanDisk 1GB MicroSD Card.
Hopefully they’ll make my VX8300 even better with the new ringtones and animations I put on phone.
Until next time.